Coconut Mango {Spinach} Smoothie

I am completely obsessed with this smoothie. I can not get enough of it. My blender goes through long periods of hibernation – hiding in the kitchen cabinet for months on end – but lately, I’ve barely been able to wash it clean before wanting to whirl up another cold, creamy smoothie. I’ve been averaging 3-4 green smoothies a week; my body is loving it!

This recipe is similar to The Clean Green Monster Smoothie, but I prefer the coconut beverage over the almond milk. It adds healthy fat and makes the smoothie much thicker – yum!

Coconut Mango Spinach Smoothie

Makes 1 (~16 oz.) smoothie.

1/2 c. frozen mango chunks

1/2 small frozen banana, cut into chunks

1 c. (~2 heaping handfuls) fresh baby spinach

3/4 c. unsweetened coconut milk beverage

1/2 T chia seeds

Add all ingredients to a blender and mix until creamy. Pour into a glass and slurp up immediately!

You might try adding 1/4 of a ripe avocado (for extra creaminess), substituting kale for the spinach, and/or garnishing it with coconut.

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For those of you that are still uncertain of green smoothies (you shouldn’t be!), you may like a tangy orange Sunshine Smoothie.

Ooh, this looks so good! Too bad we don’t have any of those ingrediamts on hand in our kitchen…maybe that’s a sign to go shopping :) I have to admit, I am loving peanut butter in smoothies. I thought I wouldn’t because I figured you would need gobs of it to add the PB flavor, but you don’t, and it does indeed seem creamier and thicker! Thanks for the recipe, Hill!

I feel that I live on smoothies. I have one sometime during each day whether it is for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack. I have to have frozen fruit and either bananas or mangos make them super creamy. I also love cocoa powder and peanut butter for smoothies – YUM!

I had to reread your post there for a second…I thought you said 3-4 green smoothies/day. I was like…dang, I need to try this recipe :) I think I’ve had 1 green smoothie in my entire life. I’m just so scared…but I bet the mango takes over the greeny taste, eh?

I made it for the first time today and I LOVED the taste. I was apprehensive about the spinach at first, but I love coconut, banana, and mango so I thought I would try it. I definitely see this smoothie in my snack rotation. I love that I can increase my veggie intake so easily. Thanks.

Sooo delicious! I’ve been making something similar to this also quite often. I’m living with my parents while finishing my grad degree and I’ve told them I’m going to owe them a new blender when I move out due to all my smoothie creations!